Black Ops

get_axel_some wrote:

i prob need a new computer to play this one... what are de reqiurements?

in the meantime i still play cod,cod:uo and cod 2, is there a thread about those games?

how many of you still play these cod-games?

mca47 wrote:

get_axel_some wrote:

i prob need a new computer to play this one... what are de reqiurements?

in the meantime i still play cod,cod:uo and cod 2, is there a thread about those games?

how many of you still play these cod-games?

Just get yourself a PS3 or a 360.

Rygar wrote:

get_axel_some wrote:

mca47 wrote:

Just get yourself a PS3 or a 360.

we already have a wii, but playing cod on a console isn't that easy.. i always have problems aiming. on a computer with keyboard and mouse things are a lot easier

There's some auto-aim assistance on the console version that eases the PC gamer into console shooters

Brock Samson wrote:

finished the campaign the other day...been playing in the 'combat training' section mostly since finishing the campaign, did a little bit of online playing, but got completely crushed. it's frustrating, but addictive.

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Hey, video game peoples - does anyone here play The Show? A) I'm looking for a league What do you think of the online play?

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Hey, video game peoples - does anyone here play The Show? A) I'm looking for a league What do you think of the online play?

Also, to the 13 year old talk - I gotta say, when I used to play MLB2K8 on Xbox, and I hate the microphone crap, but when some douche would play cheap the whole time and then boom I'd win in a walk off, I'd get on that shit and rip them a new asshole. The point of all this crap is to talk trash.

vant0037 wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Hey, video game peoples - does anyone here play The Show? A) I'm looking for a league What do you think of the online play?

Also, to the 13 year old talk - I gotta say, when I used to play MLB2K8 on Xbox, and I hate the microphone crap, but when some douche would play cheap the whole time and then boom I'd win in a walk off, I'd get on that shit and rip them a new asshole. The point of all this crap is to talk trash.

I totally hear you about the talking trash, but the problem with 13 year olds that I was referring to is the kids who go on Xbox live and say "n****r," "fa***t" or other racist/sexist/homophobic shit. I could care less how old other players are, but don't use the anonymity of the internet to talk like huge bigots. If its something you wouldn't say to someone else's face, don't suddenly get courage to say it because you're protected from any consequences through the internet. I've got a whole theory about how the internet is also derailing the level of serious discourse in America (rather than fostering or improving it), but I digress. My complaint about "13 year olds" in regards to Xbox Live is that when I hear some player spouting racist/sexist/homophobic slurs, it usually is coming from a player with a high-pitched, prepubescent voice. That's all.

Anyway...I played a ton of multiplayer last night and can't wait to play more. SO addicting! My wife is borderline annoyed with me, so I'll probably have to tone it down a bit. Haha!

mca47 wrote:

Yeah, I think I'm around level 10 or so on multiplayer.
I still suck ass!

Playing these kids who are already prestiged and know every inch of every map already doesn't really work well for me...as I'm more or less still wandering around the maps.

I got completely destroyed last night! :evil:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

vant0037 wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Hey, video game peoples - does anyone here play The Show? A) I'm looking for a league What do you think of the online play?

Also, to the 13 year old talk - I gotta say, when I used to play MLB2K8 on Xbox, and I hate the microphone crap, but when some douche would play cheap the whole time and then boom I'd win in a walk off, I'd get on that shit and rip them a new asshole. The point of all this crap is to talk trash.

I totally hear you about the talking trash, but the problem with 13 year olds that I was referring to is the kids who go on Xbox live and say "n****r," "fa***t" or other racist/sexist/homophobic shit. I could care less how old other players are, but don't use the anonymity of the internet to talk like huge bigots. If its something you wouldn't say to someone else's face, don't suddenly get courage to say it because you're protected from any consequences through the internet. I've got a whole theory about how the internet is also derailing the level of serious discourse in America (rather than fostering or improving it), but I digress. My complaint about "13 year olds" in regards to Xbox Live is that when I hear some player spouting racist/sexist/homophobic slurs, it usually is coming from a player with a high-pitched, prepubescent voice. That's all.

Anyway...I played a ton of multiplayer last night and can't wait to play more. SO addicting! My wife is borderline annoyed with me, so I'll probably have to tone it down a bit. Haha!

No, I hear you.

I'm not the biggest video game nerd anymore, but I loved watching my old roommate play COD all the time. And I mean all the time. That's all he ever did. The best was he took it so serious, and I'd get high and watch him play and spaz out when some kid would "kill him". The best was when some prepubescent boy shot him in the head and just said something like "F-ckin' b-tch." I was dying. I was like, "ohhhh shiiiit. are you gonna take that, Bob? From some punk kid????" He'd get so pissed.

vant0037 wrote:

BrinkofForever wrote:

I've discovered more and more sniping spots the longer I've played. You're never going to be able to snipe in the small maps or flat ones... such as Nuketown, Firing Range, Grid. However, some of the larger maps like Array, WMD, Jungle, Launch, Radiation... they have great sniping spots if you look for them. You can climb up on the dish in the middle of Array or snipe from the electrical tower west of the facility. On WMD, there are two towers at the back of the map with a gangplank which is great for sniping during Domination. You can see both the A and B flags easily and pick people off with a heat-sensor scope all day.
Crisis has spots on the ocean side of the map, up in the rocks. On Launch, there are two sets of stairs next to the rocket silo which are great for sniping. There are also several other spots on that map that work. Jungle has a prime sniping spot in the center of the map up on a cliff. There are even good spots in Radiation.

The thing is you have to actually snipe and not quickscope kills. This means holding your breath, taking aim and firing. To me, that's more realistic than being able to quickly point and shoot an Intervention and destroy someone in a millisecond. Actual sniping would involve laying down and using a spotter to calculate the wind, distance and sway.

I still prefer running and gunning to sniping though. What does get annoying (especially on Nuketown) is those little remote vehicles. They made those way to easy to get as a reward. They should at least be five kills. I swear I was playing Nuketown and getting bombarded with those every time I spawned. One after the other.
Nuketown is a suck map anyway. People like it though because you get a lot of kills and a lot of points doing it.

mca47 wrote:

Oh, I guess one thing that I don't like about multiplayer...
They really made sniping tough.

The maps don't really allow it - There are a few spots, but there aren't many open areas.
The delay it takes to hold the scope steady - I read that Treyarch wanted to reduce or eliminate quick-sniping (which I agree with) but by the time you pull the gun up to line up a shot, let it steady and fire...you're already dead. The only way you can really snipe is if you are camping while holding your breath and even then it's hard because of the lack of sniping spots.
You can pull up a large machine gun, look down the barrel/scope and there is no delay, no player adjustment to steady the gun, but when you do it with a sniper rifle, it moves all over the place...despite the sniper rifle weighing a fraction of what a LMG does.
Doesn't make much sense.

I agree with your assessment of the little remote control cars (RC-XDs?). Its so easy to get those and in some maps, its impossible to avoid them. I think someone said it best before when they said Treyarch struggled with the maps on this game. Some of the maps are just too big or spaced in funny ways (i.e. Array - the worst map ever in my opinion), while others are way too crammed and small (i.e. NukeTown, which I happen to enjoy). They did get some maps right: Havana and Cracked are great maps.

Overall, I enjoy this game a lot so far. I can see me playing this as much as I did MW2 (a lot), especially once they release new maps.

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